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Descriptor English: Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Descriptor Spanish: Micobacterias no Tuberculosas
Descriptor micobacterias no tuberculosas
Entry term(s) Mycolicibacter terrae
Mycolicibacterium duvalii
Mycolicibacterium flavescens
Mycolicibacterium gilvum
Mycolicibacterium obuense
micobacterias atípicas
Scope note: Son las denominadas especies atípicas del género MYCOBACTERIUM que no producen tuberculosis. También se conocen como bacilos tuberculoides, por ej.: M. abscessus, M. buruli, M. chelonae, M. duvalii, M. flavescens, M. fortuitum, M. gilvum, M. gordonae, M. intracellulare (ver COMPLEJO MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM), M. kansasii, M. marinum, M. obuense, M. scrofulaceum, M. szulgai, M. terrae, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi.
Descriptor Portuguese: Micobactérias não Tuberculosas
Descriptor French: Mycobactéries non tuberculeuses
Entry term(s): Atypical Mycobacteria
Atypical Mycobacterium
Mycobacteria, Atypical
Mycobacterium duvalii
Mycobacterium flavescens
Mycobacterium gilvum
Mycobacterium gordonae
Mycobacterium obuense
Mycobacterium szulgai
Mycobacterium terrae
Mycobacterium, Atypical
Mycolicibacter terrae
Mycolicibacterium duvalii
Mycolicibacterium flavescens
Mycolicibacterium gilvum
Mycolicibacterium obuense
Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
Nontuberculous Mycobacterium
Tuberculoid Bacillus
Tree number(s): B03.510.024.962.500.720
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009170
Scope note: So-called atypical species of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM that do not cause tuberculosis. They are also called tuberculoid bacilli, i.e.: M. abscessus, M. buruli, M. chelonae, M. duvalii, M. flavescens, M. fortuitum, M. gilvum, M. gordonae, M. intracellulare (see MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX;), M. kansasii, M. marinum, M. obuense, M. scrofulaceum, M. szulgai, M. terrae, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi.
Annotation: note entry terms and specific indentions; infection = MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Mycobacterium (1966-1976)
Mycobacterium, Atypical (1977-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 2012; see MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL 1999-2011, see MYCOBACTERIUM, ATYPICAL 1977-1998
History Note: 2012 (1999)
DeCS ID: 9354
Unique ID: D009170
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 2020/02/28
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - Preferred
Concept UI M0014293
Scope note So-called atypical species of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM that do not cause tuberculosis. They are also called tuberculoid bacilli, i.e.: M. abscessus, M. buruli, M. chelonae, M. duvalii, M. flavescens, M. fortuitum, M. gilvum, M. gordonae, M. intracellulare (see MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX;), M. kansasii, M. marinum, M. obuense, M. scrofulaceum, M. szulgai, M. terrae, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi.
Preferred term Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Entry term(s) Atypical Mycobacteria
Atypical Mycobacterium
Mycobacteria, Atypical
Mycobacterium, Atypical
Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
Nontuberculous Mycobacterium
Tuberculoid Bacillus
Mycobacterium terrae - Narrower
Concept UI M0014294
Preferred term Mycobacterium terrae
Entry term(s) Mycolicibacter terrae
Mycobacterium duvalii - Narrower
Concept UI M0014299
Preferred term Mycobacterium duvalii
Entry term(s) Mycolicibacterium duvalii
Mycobacterium obuense - Narrower
Concept UI M0014298
Preferred term Mycobacterium obuense
Entry term(s) Mycolicibacterium obuense
Mycobacterium gilvum - Narrower
Concept UI M0014300
Preferred term Mycobacterium gilvum
Entry term(s) Mycolicibacterium gilvum
Mycobacterium gordonae - Narrower
Concept UI M0014295
Preferred term Mycobacterium gordonae
Mycobacterium szulgai - Narrower
Concept UI M0014297
Preferred term Mycobacterium szulgai
Mycobacterium flavescens - Narrower
Concept UI M0014296
Preferred term Mycobacterium flavescens
Entry term(s) Mycolicibacterium flavescens



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